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EWSET.EXE - ELSEWARE SETUP PROGRAM
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Version 2.1 used command line parameters at start-up.
Version 2.2 has more features and includes an industry standard
SETUP PROGRAM which enables you to change the default parameters
easily.
The SETUP PROGRAM is called EWSET.EXE. To execute the program
just change to the sub-directory where you deposited the ELSEWARE
programs and enter 'EWSET'.
You will see a screen with CATEGORIES listed on the left and all
the options that belong to the CATEGORY displayed on the right.
Use PGUP or PGDN to change the current CATEGORY.
Use the ARROW KEYS to move from field to field within each CATEGORY.
A HELP box below right will always contain an explanation of the
current field and some words about what to enter.
SAVE your changes with ESC. You will need to VERIFY the SAVE by
pressing 'Y' when asked if you wish to 'SAVE TO DISK?'.
All parameters are written to a BINARY file called EW.SET. This
file is used by both HOST and REMOTE programs.
The EWSET SETUP program is identical for both HOST and REMOTE. Some
parameters only apply to one or the other but most apply to BOTH.
If the EW.SET file ever becomes corrupted or you simply want to
reset to the DEFAULTS then just DELETE the EW.SET file and run
EWSET.EXE. You will be asked if you want to create a NEW EW.SET
file. Respond with 'Y'ES and a new one will be created.
If you run EWSET while either the EWH or EWR TSR is loaded then you
will also be asked on exit if you want to 'Update the TSR running on
this PC?'. This will send SOME of the new defaults directly to the
TSR so you don't need to load/unload.
NOTE: The only parameters which will NOT take effect immediately if
you elect to update the TSR running are those that deal with
the COM PORT ( BAUD RATE, etc ) and those that deal with
SECURITY ( PASSWORD, etc. ). These parameters cannot be
changed on the fly. You have to UNLOAD the TSR currently
running with 'EWH T' or 'EWR T' and then reload with 'EWHOST'
or 'EWREM' to be sure ALL parameter changes are now in effect.
This option was intended to make it easy to turn 'send
attributes?' ON/OFF without unloading the TSR. Critical
parameters can only be updated by re-loading the TSR.
A list of ALL parameters in EWSET follows along with a BRIEF
description of each.
EWSET.EXE CATEGORY 1 - GENERAL DEFAULTS
- Software interrupt(Decimal):
Enter the DECIMAL value of the software interrupt.
Valid entries are interrupts 60 <thru> 67.
The default should be fine on most PC's.
- Communications port # (1,2):
Enter the number of the COMMUNICATIONS PORT to use.
Enter 1 for COM1 or 2 for COM2.
- Baud rate........(300-9600):
Enter the BAUD RATE ( 300-9600 ).
- Send video attributes?.....:
Press <Y>es to include attributes in update msgs.
Press <N>o to exchange only TEXT characters.
TEXT ONLY provides FASTER SCREEN UPDATES.
ELSEWARE will NOT transmit GRAPHICS screens!
Future release(s) may include this capability.
- Use alternate video buffer?:
Press <Y>es to use a non-standard video buffer address
Press <N>o to use normal DOS video buffer address(es)
NOTE:If active then HOST will SEND from alternate buffer.
This COULD allow the program to be used as a poor man's
network with certain TASK SWITCHING programs or DOS KERNELS
but you'll have to find out where they're putting the SCREENS!
- Address of alternate buffer:
Enter DECIMAL VALUE of video buffer SEGMENT ADDRESS.
This would be something OTHER than B000 or B800 which are
the standard PC video buffer addresses for Monochrome and
CGA/EGA respectively. Remember to enter the DECIMAL VALUE!
EWSET.EXE CATEGORY 2 - SECURITY OPTIONS
NOTE: If the SECURITY option is to be used then it must be
set ON for BOTH HOST and REMOTE. You won't be able to
get in if it's set on one and not the other. The PASSWORDS
must MATCH, of course, or you'll get 'PASSWORD REJECTED'.
Use security? :
Press <Y>es to use SECURITY or <N>o for NONE.
Password :
Enter system access password. Must match on both HOST and REMOTE.
The PASSWORD EXCHANGE takes place each time you press the
REMOTE ACCESS HOTKEY SEQUENCE to request a session with the HOST.
This prevents anyone from 'sneaking on' due to LOST CARRIER like
you can with some of the commercial remote access programs.
EWSET.EXE CATEGORY 3 - REMOTE OPTIONS
- Polling pause :
Enter the number of TIMER TICKS to wait before polling the HOST
program for a session update. A TIMER TICK is is 1/18 of 1 second.
18 ticks = 1 second. Minimum = 3.
The REMOTE program uses a POLLING scheme to request video updates
from the HOST computer being accessed. The value specified here is
the number of timer ticks to wait bewtween POLL attempts.
PC's generate a clock interrupt approximately 18.2 times a second
and one of these interrupts is known as a 'timer tick'.
If the value specified is '18' then the REMOTE program will pause
approximately 1 second before re-polling the HOST computer for
another video update.
Never set the polling pause to anything faster than about 3 timer
ticks or the HOST may become so busy sending you screen updates
that it won't be able to process the last command in a timely way.
This POLL PAUSE is intended to allow slower systems some breathing
room. A FAST HOST PC can handle short pause values.
A value of 9 timer ticks should provide good performance on all
types of PC's.
You may also adjust this value to whatever you need to access
systems where interrupt activity is higher than normal.
I use this feature quite often to support voice response systems
which need more processor time than any commercial remote software
can provide.
- Popup key ALT-
Press the key to use with ALT to ENTER the REMOTE HOST session.
Your choices are limited to CAPITAL LETTERS A-Z ONLY! Press the
letter of your choice.
- Exit key ALT-
Press the key to use with ALT to RETURN to the LOCAL DOS session.
Your choices are limited to CAPITAL LETTERS A-Z ONLY! Press the
letter of your choice.
- Mode indicator:
The MODE INDICATOR is the small highlighted block which will
appear to indicate LOCAL or REMOTE mode.
Press <Y>es to show it or <N>o to exclude it.
EWSET CATEGORY 4 - TRANSFER OPTIONS
NOTE: These options only apply to registered users who have the
ELSEWARE file transfer programs.
- Transfer display box ROW...:
Enter the ROW (1-9) to use for the top left corner of
the transfer display window. Max value is row 9.
- Wait for filename RCVD OK..:
When SENDING FILES... the filename is SENT to the
receiver before transfer starts. Enter the number
of SECONDS to wait for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of filename.
- Retry filename on SEND.....:
When SENDING FILES... the filename is SENT to the
receiver before transfer starts. Enter the number
of TIMES to RE-SEND FILENAME before giving up.
- Wait for filename on RECV..:
When RECEIVING FILES the filename must arrive before
transfer can begin. Enter the number of SECONDS to
wait for filename before giving up. Min = 10 secs.
- Wait for SOH bewtween files:
When RECEIVING FILES with XMODEM we must receive SOH
character before transfer can begin. Enter the number
of seconds to wait before giving up. Min = 1 sec.
- Fixed loop timeout on XCHNG:
Transfer routines use fixed counters for timeouts.
INCREASE this value if you get transfer errors.
Min=1000 Max=500000. 386PC should be at least 20000.
- Log all SENDS to XMSEND.LOG:
Press 'Y' to log all SEND transactions to a special
LOG file called XMSEND.LOG.
- Log all RECVS to XMRECV.LOG:
Press 'Y' to log all RECEIVE transactions to a
special LOG file called XMRECV.LOG.
- Default PATH for log files.:
Enter the default PATHNAME to use for LOG FILES.